Topic : Notary Education
What A Notary Should Know: eNotarization
by United States Notary Association
What a Notary Should Know: eNotarization
If you are hearing more conversations about electronic notarization these days, that’s no surprise. eNotarization is gaining momentum as a desirable business model in many industries, including the mortgage loan industry. You are probably wondering if you should learn more about it or if it will ever apply to […]
Healthcare and the Notary: A Patient’s Dilemma
by Carol Salter, Notary Public and Office Coordinator, McKee Medical Center
I work in a hospital. I love the healthcare atmosphere and the wonderful care I see given to patients every day. Occasionally, I get a call to go to a patient’s room to notarize a document. Yesterday was just such a day and away I went with my rolling National Notary Association […]
Getting Ahead in Reverse
by Kelly Robertson, Instructor, Coach, Mentor, SigningAgentCoach.com
I’m really happy that rates went down again this week and I’m thinking positive about our industry hoping that President Bush will be signing the FHA Modernization Act soon. Upping the limits on government-backed loans, reducing their origination fees and easing up on qualification requirements should mean more work for us. HUD doesn’t just […]
Changes to 2008 California Law Pertaining to Notaries Public
by Sharon Hassler, President, Go Get Experts
We’ve noticed a lot of visitors to our site looking for “changes to California law.” Rather than referring you on to the California Business Portal/Notary Public page, we’re quoting that information for you here but you can visit the Portal page to verify the info. We’ve also provided links to the text of each related […]
Tis the Season…to Be Excellent!
by Carol Salter, Notary Public and Office Coordinator, McKee Medical Center
I currently have my house on the market. Yes, I am attempting to sell my house during one of the most turbulent times in the housing industry. We made the decision to send my daughter to a new school and decided that it would be easier to move half way between school and […]
California Notary Law Changes For 2008
by Joan Bergstrom, Certified Loan Signing Agent, Instructor, Author
California Notaries are not sent new changes in Notarial law and are expected to be pro-active and find out the changes each year. Some years there are many changes (2005-2006) and other years (2007) almost nothing changed.
How does a CA Notary find out the changes? One choice is to click on the California Secretary of […]
Notaries Public: We Are More than Signing Agents
by Barbara Sonafelt, Notary Public, Signing Agent, Trainer
As Notaries Public we have a lot to offer our societies and communities we live in. That being said, we must also realize the increase of security issues and identity laws causes far too many issues for us in our communities.
One of biggest problem areas we have is within the senior community. The majority of […]
Who Are You — Really?
by Carol Salter, Notary Public and Office Coordinator, McKee Medical Center
The longer I have been commissioned as a Notary Public, the more I am called upon as a verifier of one’s identity. In this age of identity theft, illegal immigration, terrorism-shadowed world travel and just overall heightened alertness, the Notary has been called upon to verify identity.
What types of documents require identity verification? […]
Ten Mistakes New Signing Agents Make
by Kelly Robertson, Instructor, Coach, Mentor, SigningAgentCoach.com
1. They Don’t Know What They’re Doing. Newbies have passed their Notary Exam and many have even taken a loan signing certification course, but they have no clue how to complete a proper notarization. They don’t know how to use their journal, they’re lost when it comes to the difference between a Jurat and […]
Know Your Role As A Notary Signing Agent
by Melissa Haley, Notary Public, Certified Notary Signing Agent
A Notary Signing Agent has but one function, witnessing the signatures of borrowers on loan documents in accordance with the notary laws of the state in which the notary is commissioned. Knowing your role is critical in performing the function for which you are hired. So, how do you become a notary signing agent? How […]